b'32 PSP SECURITY Palm Springs Intl Adds Next-Gen System forEmployee Screening Ahead of April TSA DeadlineBY RONNIE WENDT Palm Springs International AirportThe move also solidifies PSPs position (PSP) in Southern California isas a leader in aviation security, she adds.raising the bar for employeeWhile many airports will be racing to screening with early adoption of an AI-drivenmeet the new federal mandate in time, FACTS&FIGURESsystem to improve detection of insider threats.we are already there, says Reynoso. By The airport installed its new contactlessputting the system in place now, we are Project: Employee Screening walk-through screening portal earlierleading the waynot waiting for deadlines Location: Palm Springs Intl Airport, in CA this year, becoming the fourth airport tobut adding an extra layer of security to Technologies: Active millimeter-wave technology,implement the HEXWAVE system in theprotect passengers and airport employees advanced 3D imaging & artificial intelligenceU.S. Like the others, PSP is ahead of anow. Equipment Format: Contactless walk-through portal new TSA mandate that requires all U.S. Employees Affected: Those accessing secure areas Total project cost for the new system airports to implement programs by April 1,was $172,000, paid for with enterprise System: HEXWAVE, from Liberty Defense Technologies Inc. 2026 to screen employees with access tofunds generated by the airport. Total Project Cost: $172,000 secure areas. Funding: Enterprise funds generated by airport PSP saw anTargeting Insider ThreatsTimeline: Request for proposals issued in Sept. 2024;opportunity to getIn 2023, TSA officials acknowledged the system installed in June 2025 & went live in July 2025 ahead of the curve,need to enhance screening for aviation Equipment Consultant & Staffing: Veterans Highexplains Airportworkers with access to secure or sterile Risk Security SolutionsSecurity Managerairport areas. Its associated mandate, Federal Mandate: TSA-NA-23-02 requires U.S. airportsYaslin Munoz Reynoso.TSA-NA-23-02, includes an April 1, 2026, to implement screening programs for employees with access to secure areas by April 1, 2026HEXWAVE fitsdeadline for U.S. airports to implement System Speed: About 6 seconds to screen 1 personperfectly with our goalYASLIN MUNOZ REYNOSO screening programs that help detect and (including time to pass through, receive results & exit) of keeping the airportdeter insider threats.Throughput: Up to 700 employees/hour safe while staying innovative. For us, its notOfficials at Liberty Defense, the Items Targeted: Metallic & non-metallic weapons &just about checking a box for compliance.company that designed, engineered and prohibited items; powders; liquids; 3D printed weapons; etc.It is about raising the bar to not only meetmanufactures the HEXWAVE system, Key Benefit: Identifying & deterring insider threats but exceed security standards. November | December 2025AirportImprovement.com'